Jane receives utility from days spent traveling on vacation domestically (D) and days spent traveling on vacation in a foreign country (F), as given by the utility function U(D, F) = 10DF. In addition, the price of a day spent traveling domestically is $100, the price of a day spent traveling in a foreign country is $400, and Jane’s annual travel budget is $4000.

a)Illustrate the indifference curve associated with a utility of 800 and the indifference curve associated with a utility of 1200.

b)Graph Jane’s budget line on the same graph.

c)Can Jane afford any of the bundles that give her a utility of 800? What about a utility of 1200?

d)Find Jane’s utility maximizing choice of days spent traveling domestically and days spent in a foreign country.

In the fall, jay thompson decided to live in a university dormitory. he signed a dorm contract under which he was obligated to pay the room rent for the full college year. one clause stated that if he moved out during the year, he could sell his dorm contract to another student who would move into the dormitory as his replacement. the dorm cost was $5000 for the two semesters, which jay had already paid a month after he moved into the dorm, he decided he would prefer to live in an apartment. that week, after some searching for a replacement to fulfill his dorm contract, jay had two offers. one student offered to move in immediately and to pay jay $300 per month for the eight remaining months of the school year. a second student offered to move in the second semester and pay $2500 to jay. jay estimates his food cost per month is $500 if he lives in the dorm and $450 if he lives in an apartment with three other students. his share of the apartment rent and utilities will be $404 per month. assume each semester is 4.5 months long. disregard the small differences in the timing of the disbursements or receipts. what is the cost of the cheapest alternative?

Jackson is preparing for his hearing before the federal communications commission (fcc) involving a complaint that was filed against him by the fcc regarding the interruption of radio frequency. the order to "cease and desist" using the radio frequency has had a detrimental impact on his business. once the administrative law judge prepares his or her initial order, jackson has no further options. no, jackson can request that the matter be reviewed by an agency board or commission. yes, once the initial order is presented, it's only a matter of time before the order becomes final.

The green fiddle has declared a $5 per share dividend. suppose capital gains are not taxed, but dividends are taxed at 15 percent. new irs regulations require that taxes be withheld at the time the dividend is paid. green fiddle stock sells for $71.50 per share, and the stock is about to go ex-dividend. what will the ex-dividend price be?